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SrW'O. 65801 I
-- , Story on Page 12A 70th Year - No. 30 Good Morning! If TAumrfav, Orf. 20, 1977 2 Sections - 20 Pages - 1 5 Cents '
By Max Baker and Jo Schwelkh&rd
Missourian staff writers
Southern District Judge Carolyn
Lathrop is the leading candidate to
replace indicted Boone County Clerk
Murry Glascock, who beat his critics to
the punch Wednesday by announcing
his resignation before they could
suspend him.
Mrs. Lathrop, one of six persons who
have expressed an interest in ap-pointment
to the clerk's job in the week
since his indictment, has the open
support of A. Basey Vanlandingham,
chairman of the Boone County
Democratic Committee.
The committee will meet in about two
weeks to recommend an interim clerk
to Democratic Gov. Joseph P.
Teasdale, who will make the ap-pointment.
Vanlandingham's support
does not assure Mrs. Lathrop of the job,
since there are 38 members of the
committee who will vote on its recom-mendation
and since the governor is not
bound by that nomination.
Until a new clerk is sworn in, Chief
Deputy Clerk Jeanette Clatterbuck will
assume Glascock's duties.
Glascock's resignation was an-nounced
by his attorney, Carl F. Sapp.
"He feels he can no longer adequately
function as clerk of the County Court
and that he will resign from that of-fice,"
Sapp said.
Glascock told Sapp he would submit
his resignation to the proper officials on
Monday. The resignation is to become
effective immediately. The law
requires Glascock to submit the
resignation to the governor and the
Boone County Court.
The County Court and Prosecuting
Attorney Milt Harper were planning to
meet Friday afternoon to discuss how
best to force Glascock's suspension.
Freeh and Harper both said that
meeting won't be necessary now.
But Harper, who also has asked the
Missouri Supreme Court to oust
Glascock and fine him $10,000, said he
would "vigorously pursue the case" in
spite of the resignation.
"I want to see what happened and I
think the people of Boone County have a
right to know what Murry Glascock did
as county clerk," Harper said. "I won't
dismiss the suit at this time. I want
time to evaluate and consider the
situation. A resignation does not an-swer
the questions."
Harper said he was not surprised by
the resignation. "In my opinion, he
forfeited his office years ago not Oct.
24 by his actions while in office."
Nancy Dunn, public information
officer for the supreme court, said
Glascock will have to file his
resignation with the court and request
that the ouster suit be dismissed. Ms.
Dunn said Harper has the same
alternative to file a motion ex-plaining
why the suit should be con-tinued.
Vanlandingham said the central
committee would take no action until
the governor's office declares the
resignation official and asks for
nominations.
Besides Mrs. Lathrop, five others
have expressed interest in the
nomination. They are City License
Collector J.W. "Chub" Phillips; County
Treasurer Kay Murray; County
Assessor Tom Drane; former County
Clerk George Harper and Chris Kelly,
manager of manpower for the Missouri
Human Development Corp.
Vanlandingham said he could not
speak for the central committee, but he
supports Mrs. Lathrop because she
"must run for office anyway and it
seems to me she is pretty well qualified.
She seems to be the kind of person
we're looking for."
Mrs. Lathrop's term on the County
Court expires in 1978, the same time as
Glascock's. If she were selected by
Teasdale to serve as clerk, an interim
Southern District judge would be ap-pointed.
Vanlandingham also acknowledged
Ms. Murray's qualifications, but said a
difficulty arises because the treasurer
has three years remaining in her
present term. If Ms. Murray were
selected, an interim treasurer would
(See SEARCH, Page 12A)
Murry Glascock Mwmiin (
Resigns under pressure
Insight
BEST way
will judge
pupils9 skills
By Robert Heeta
Missourian staff writer
The United States spends more each,
year for education than for national'
defense. It seems, to most of us, it
should be that way.
But are we getting our money's
worth? Are the schools that spend so
much of our tax money turning out
graduates who have the basic skills to
function well in society?
More people are asking those
questions and demanding answers. To
give them answers, state and local
educators are devising a test they hope
will show parents and employers
whether students are learning the basic
skills.
Cofeaabte atfacatcra a-- a wateMwg'tea
state's efforts with bom skepticism and
hope. Skepticism, because they wonder
whether mortal men can decide what
students need to know and how to
determine if they know it; and hope,
because Columbia students eventually
will have to pass such a test to
graduate.
The state's test called the Basic
Essential Skills Test (BEST) will be
given to Columbia eighth-grade- rs and
others in the state next spring.
Thereafter, all school districts in
Missouri will have to give the test, but
most students will not be required to
pass it
Columbia school administrators will
decide after seeing the test results
whether they will use it to fulfill a
Columbia school board resolution
requiring that all high school seniors in
1980 and beyond pass a minimum com-petency
test in math and reading before
they are graduated.
If the test is approved, students who
(See BEST, Page 10A)
MtgMcRJaasy
Toni Link, a librarian at New Bloomfield Elementary School,
shows that the faculty, as well as the students, got into the spirit
of Missouri Day.
T&lrtf gtatk sttKfertts at'Fe B?donfie33
Elementary School joined the rest of the school
'Missouri Day9 no longer secret
By Mary Little
Missourian staff writer
NEW BLOOMFIELD Denita Perrigo, 10, went to her
fifth grade class at New Bloomfield Elementary School
Wednesday dressed as a hillbilly, wearing a floppy straw
hat, her father's oversized flannel shirt and magic-mark- er
freckles on her face.
That might have been enough to prompt any self-respecti- ng
teacher to send Denita to the principal's office
except that the principal was wearing a sheriff's
uniform, circa 1910, complete with a tin-fo-il badge on his
chest.
The reason for the unusual dress was a little-know- n state
law, passed in 1957, that designates the third Wednesday in
October as Missouri Day. The law states the day is "to be
observed by the teachers and pupils of schools with the
appropriate exercises."
It's possible the New Bloomfield elementary and high
"fhreeiebratlng Missouri Day by dressing in I
costumes from Missouri's past. I
schools were the only schools in the state to commemorate
the day. Jim Morris, director of public information for the
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,
said he knew of no other schools participating.
Apparently Columbia public schools did not observe the
day. "I don't know what you're talking about," was the
typical reply to queries of school administrators.
B.R. Sale, principal at New Bloomfield Elementary
School, said he ran across the law by accident while in-serting
pages into the school manual.
Class projects, such as state maps and biographies of
famous Missourians, lined the school hallways, and
drawings of the wilderness brought back visions of the
good old days.
Educators agreed the day piqued the students' desire to
learn more about Missouri.
"I think they learned a great deal through having fun,"
said Karen Burgett, a teacher's aide in Bonnie Akens' fifth
grade class.
Extension workers told:
6Know your legislator9
By Jeff Gordon and John Schneller
Missourian staff writers
"How many of you know your
legislator?" Carl Scheneman,
University vice president for extension,
asked about 400 of his field workers.
Scores of hands shot up.
Scheneman wasn't satisfied.
"I hope by this time next year
everyone will hold up his hand. I'm not
talking about lobbying," he continued.
"I'm talking about getting to know
him."
Complaints, particularly by
legislators, that staff members and
clients of the University's Extension
Division have crossed that line have
caused the University a great deal of
grief during the past few years.
His alleged use of extension staff for
lobbying was one of the things that
contributed to the forced resignation of
University President C. Brice Rat-chfordinMayl9- 76.
Ratchford's successor, James Olson,
asked later in Wednesday's session
about the propriety of lobbying,
responded that, although he is a
professional historian, he prefers not to
dwell on past problems.
"The University depends on its
friends to tell its message," he said,
adding that he regards it as proper for
any University employe to express his
opinions to anybody.
Scheneman elaborated on his view of
lobbying when questioned by a reporter
Wednesday night. "A lobbyist to me is
someone who is paid and goes down
there to entertain" legislators in Jef-ferson
City, he said. "Extension people
are not lobbying. This is just on the
opposite side of that."
In his emotional speech to a staff still
reeling from recent personnel cuts,
Scheneman took an apparent swipe at
legislators responsible for freezing the
extension division's budget for this
fiscal year a move that forced the
release of 71 staff members. "Isn't it
ironic that a few legislators could let
(See M.U., page 10A)
I Today
I "Given the right circumstances, I anybody can get elected," says I former Mayor Bob Pugh. That's a I significant change from just a few I years ago when the business of
1 managing the dty was the province I of a few. Columbia has grown up,
1 and a formal management struc- -
ff ture has replaced the cozier but I more powerful group which used to
operate from city hall. For a look at
fi dty politics today and profiles of
8 three influential dty officials, see
B Pages 2 and 3.
Friday
The University still is the largest
employer, but it isn't the only show
in town anymore. Enrollment
continues to rise, but slowly. The
budget is going up, but not as fast as
inflation. Despite these trends,
"Anything the University does is
bound to have an impact on the
dty," says University President
James Olson. He and Chancellor
Herbert Schooling are among the
dty's 10 most powerful people. The
role they and the University play is
the subject of Friday's articles.
Kj --y s y y I --v
I
tday 9 a.m. Boone County Court
meets, fifth floor, County-Cit- y
Building.
7 p.m. Dick Gregory, comedian
and commentator, Jesse
Auditorium, University.
g p.m. Ron Hudson, in-ternational
guitarist, Launer
Auditorium, Columbia College.
8 p.m. County Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting,
County Court chambers, fifth
floor, County-Cit- y Building.
Exhibits
See Sunday's Vibrations
magazine for complete exhibit
schedules.
Movie listings on Page 11A
i
Senate votes to increase
mandatory retirement age
N.Y. Times Service
WASHINGTON -The Senate, paving
the way for thousands of older
Americans to remain on the job, voted
Wednesday to raise the age at which
workers must retire from 65 to 70.
Tenured college professors were ex-dud- ed.
Unlike the House of Representatives,
which passed similar legislation last
month, the Senate adopted several
major exceptions to the higher man-datory
retirement age, such as not
eliminating all mandatory retirement
for federal workers.
The amendments to the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act
passed Wednesday exclude tenured
college professors as well as executives
and other employes with a retirement
income of $20,000 or more a year, not
counting Social Security.
Workers in occupations where there
is a bona fide reason for earlier
retirement, such as law enforcement,
would be exempted from the higher
mandatory retirement provision.
A fight is expected to restore the
excluded workers when the two
chambers meet in conference to resolve
their differences.
Missouri ranks 36th
Education support low
ByJimDrinkard
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Missouri is
falling behind other states in its support
for higher education, according to a
report released Wednesday.
The report, prepared by the State
Coordinating Board for Higher
Education, ranks Missouri 36th
nationally in appropriations per student
in state-support- ed college and
universities, down from 30th two years
ago.
"There are signs of erosion of state
support for higher education in
Missouri relative to other states. . . in
the context of a pattern of support well
below the national median," the report
states.
The figures were released as the
board met in St. Louis to consider its
recommendations for budget requests
for the state's 13 institutions of higher
learning, which indude the University.
The board will make final recom-mendations
Monday to Gov. Joseph P.
Teasdale for 1973-7-9 appropriations.
Michael Elliott, a budget officer in
the State Department of Higher
Education, said the figures call for
increased state support .
"There's no way we can overspend on
higher education," Elliott said.
Missouri's rank in total ap-propriations
for higher education has
dropped from 17th to 20th since 1974,
while the state's rank in total
enrollment has risen from 16th to 15th.
The state ranked 42nd in ap-propriations
per capita and ap-propriations
per $1,000 of personal
income.
Missouri spent a total of $236.7 million
on higher education for the 1976-7- 7
budget year.
The University's budget request for
next year includes an 11.9 per cent
increase over this year's budgeted
amount. That percentage increase is
the smallest requested by the 13 state
institutions which have submitted
budgets to the coordinating board for
review.

SrW'O. 65801 I
-- , Story on Page 12A 70th Year - No. 30 Good Morning! If TAumrfav, Orf. 20, 1977 2 Sections - 20 Pages - 1 5 Cents '
By Max Baker and Jo Schwelkh&rd
Missourian staff writers
Southern District Judge Carolyn
Lathrop is the leading candidate to
replace indicted Boone County Clerk
Murry Glascock, who beat his critics to
the punch Wednesday by announcing
his resignation before they could
suspend him.
Mrs. Lathrop, one of six persons who
have expressed an interest in ap-pointment
to the clerk's job in the week
since his indictment, has the open
support of A. Basey Vanlandingham,
chairman of the Boone County
Democratic Committee.
The committee will meet in about two
weeks to recommend an interim clerk
to Democratic Gov. Joseph P.
Teasdale, who will make the ap-pointment.
Vanlandingham's support
does not assure Mrs. Lathrop of the job,
since there are 38 members of the
committee who will vote on its recom-mendation
and since the governor is not
bound by that nomination.
Until a new clerk is sworn in, Chief
Deputy Clerk Jeanette Clatterbuck will
assume Glascock's duties.
Glascock's resignation was an-nounced
by his attorney, Carl F. Sapp.
"He feels he can no longer adequately
function as clerk of the County Court
and that he will resign from that of-fice,"
Sapp said.
Glascock told Sapp he would submit
his resignation to the proper officials on
Monday. The resignation is to become
effective immediately. The law
requires Glascock to submit the
resignation to the governor and the
Boone County Court.
The County Court and Prosecuting
Attorney Milt Harper were planning to
meet Friday afternoon to discuss how
best to force Glascock's suspension.
Freeh and Harper both said that
meeting won't be necessary now.
But Harper, who also has asked the
Missouri Supreme Court to oust
Glascock and fine him $10,000, said he
would "vigorously pursue the case" in
spite of the resignation.
"I want to see what happened and I
think the people of Boone County have a
right to know what Murry Glascock did
as county clerk," Harper said. "I won't
dismiss the suit at this time. I want
time to evaluate and consider the
situation. A resignation does not an-swer
the questions."
Harper said he was not surprised by
the resignation. "In my opinion, he
forfeited his office years ago not Oct.
24 by his actions while in office."
Nancy Dunn, public information
officer for the supreme court, said
Glascock will have to file his
resignation with the court and request
that the ouster suit be dismissed. Ms.
Dunn said Harper has the same
alternative to file a motion ex-plaining
why the suit should be con-tinued.
Vanlandingham said the central
committee would take no action until
the governor's office declares the
resignation official and asks for
nominations.
Besides Mrs. Lathrop, five others
have expressed interest in the
nomination. They are City License
Collector J.W. "Chub" Phillips; County
Treasurer Kay Murray; County
Assessor Tom Drane; former County
Clerk George Harper and Chris Kelly,
manager of manpower for the Missouri
Human Development Corp.
Vanlandingham said he could not
speak for the central committee, but he
supports Mrs. Lathrop because she
"must run for office anyway and it
seems to me she is pretty well qualified.
She seems to be the kind of person
we're looking for."
Mrs. Lathrop's term on the County
Court expires in 1978, the same time as
Glascock's. If she were selected by
Teasdale to serve as clerk, an interim
Southern District judge would be ap-pointed.
Vanlandingham also acknowledged
Ms. Murray's qualifications, but said a
difficulty arises because the treasurer
has three years remaining in her
present term. If Ms. Murray were
selected, an interim treasurer would
(See SEARCH, Page 12A)
Murry Glascock Mwmiin (
Resigns under pressure
Insight
BEST way
will judge
pupils9 skills
By Robert Heeta
Missourian staff writer
The United States spends more each,
year for education than for national'
defense. It seems, to most of us, it
should be that way.
But are we getting our money's
worth? Are the schools that spend so
much of our tax money turning out
graduates who have the basic skills to
function well in society?
More people are asking those
questions and demanding answers. To
give them answers, state and local
educators are devising a test they hope
will show parents and employers
whether students are learning the basic
skills.
Cofeaabte atfacatcra a-- a wateMwg'tea
state's efforts with bom skepticism and
hope. Skepticism, because they wonder
whether mortal men can decide what
students need to know and how to
determine if they know it; and hope,
because Columbia students eventually
will have to pass such a test to
graduate.
The state's test called the Basic
Essential Skills Test (BEST) will be
given to Columbia eighth-grade- rs and
others in the state next spring.
Thereafter, all school districts in
Missouri will have to give the test, but
most students will not be required to
pass it
Columbia school administrators will
decide after seeing the test results
whether they will use it to fulfill a
Columbia school board resolution
requiring that all high school seniors in
1980 and beyond pass a minimum com-petency
test in math and reading before
they are graduated.
If the test is approved, students who
(See BEST, Page 10A)
MtgMcRJaasy
Toni Link, a librarian at New Bloomfield Elementary School,
shows that the faculty, as well as the students, got into the spirit
of Missouri Day.
T&lrtf gtatk sttKfertts at'Fe B?donfie33
Elementary School joined the rest of the school
'Missouri Day9 no longer secret
By Mary Little
Missourian staff writer
NEW BLOOMFIELD Denita Perrigo, 10, went to her
fifth grade class at New Bloomfield Elementary School
Wednesday dressed as a hillbilly, wearing a floppy straw
hat, her father's oversized flannel shirt and magic-mark- er
freckles on her face.
That might have been enough to prompt any self-respecti- ng
teacher to send Denita to the principal's office
except that the principal was wearing a sheriff's
uniform, circa 1910, complete with a tin-fo-il badge on his
chest.
The reason for the unusual dress was a little-know- n state
law, passed in 1957, that designates the third Wednesday in
October as Missouri Day. The law states the day is "to be
observed by the teachers and pupils of schools with the
appropriate exercises."
It's possible the New Bloomfield elementary and high
"fhreeiebratlng Missouri Day by dressing in I
costumes from Missouri's past. I
schools were the only schools in the state to commemorate
the day. Jim Morris, director of public information for the
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,
said he knew of no other schools participating.
Apparently Columbia public schools did not observe the
day. "I don't know what you're talking about," was the
typical reply to queries of school administrators.
B.R. Sale, principal at New Bloomfield Elementary
School, said he ran across the law by accident while in-serting
pages into the school manual.
Class projects, such as state maps and biographies of
famous Missourians, lined the school hallways, and
drawings of the wilderness brought back visions of the
good old days.
Educators agreed the day piqued the students' desire to
learn more about Missouri.
"I think they learned a great deal through having fun,"
said Karen Burgett, a teacher's aide in Bonnie Akens' fifth
grade class.
Extension workers told:
6Know your legislator9
By Jeff Gordon and John Schneller
Missourian staff writers
"How many of you know your
legislator?" Carl Scheneman,
University vice president for extension,
asked about 400 of his field workers.
Scores of hands shot up.
Scheneman wasn't satisfied.
"I hope by this time next year
everyone will hold up his hand. I'm not
talking about lobbying," he continued.
"I'm talking about getting to know
him."
Complaints, particularly by
legislators, that staff members and
clients of the University's Extension
Division have crossed that line have
caused the University a great deal of
grief during the past few years.
His alleged use of extension staff for
lobbying was one of the things that
contributed to the forced resignation of
University President C. Brice Rat-chfordinMayl9- 76.
Ratchford's successor, James Olson,
asked later in Wednesday's session
about the propriety of lobbying,
responded that, although he is a
professional historian, he prefers not to
dwell on past problems.
"The University depends on its
friends to tell its message," he said,
adding that he regards it as proper for
any University employe to express his
opinions to anybody.
Scheneman elaborated on his view of
lobbying when questioned by a reporter
Wednesday night. "A lobbyist to me is
someone who is paid and goes down
there to entertain" legislators in Jef-ferson
City, he said. "Extension people
are not lobbying. This is just on the
opposite side of that."
In his emotional speech to a staff still
reeling from recent personnel cuts,
Scheneman took an apparent swipe at
legislators responsible for freezing the
extension division's budget for this
fiscal year a move that forced the
release of 71 staff members. "Isn't it
ironic that a few legislators could let
(See M.U., page 10A)
I Today
I "Given the right circumstances, I anybody can get elected," says I former Mayor Bob Pugh. That's a I significant change from just a few I years ago when the business of
1 managing the dty was the province I of a few. Columbia has grown up,
1 and a formal management struc- -
ff ture has replaced the cozier but I more powerful group which used to
operate from city hall. For a look at
fi dty politics today and profiles of
8 three influential dty officials, see
B Pages 2 and 3.
Friday
The University still is the largest
employer, but it isn't the only show
in town anymore. Enrollment
continues to rise, but slowly. The
budget is going up, but not as fast as
inflation. Despite these trends,
"Anything the University does is
bound to have an impact on the
dty," says University President
James Olson. He and Chancellor
Herbert Schooling are among the
dty's 10 most powerful people. The
role they and the University play is
the subject of Friday's articles.
Kj --y s y y I --v
I
tday 9 a.m. Boone County Court
meets, fifth floor, County-Cit- y
Building.
7 p.m. Dick Gregory, comedian
and commentator, Jesse
Auditorium, University.
g p.m. Ron Hudson, in-ternational
guitarist, Launer
Auditorium, Columbia College.
8 p.m. County Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting,
County Court chambers, fifth
floor, County-Cit- y Building.
Exhibits
See Sunday's Vibrations
magazine for complete exhibit
schedules.
Movie listings on Page 11A
i
Senate votes to increase
mandatory retirement age
N.Y. Times Service
WASHINGTON -The Senate, paving
the way for thousands of older
Americans to remain on the job, voted
Wednesday to raise the age at which
workers must retire from 65 to 70.
Tenured college professors were ex-dud- ed.
Unlike the House of Representatives,
which passed similar legislation last
month, the Senate adopted several
major exceptions to the higher man-datory
retirement age, such as not
eliminating all mandatory retirement
for federal workers.
The amendments to the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act
passed Wednesday exclude tenured
college professors as well as executives
and other employes with a retirement
income of $20,000 or more a year, not
counting Social Security.
Workers in occupations where there
is a bona fide reason for earlier
retirement, such as law enforcement,
would be exempted from the higher
mandatory retirement provision.
A fight is expected to restore the
excluded workers when the two
chambers meet in conference to resolve
their differences.
Missouri ranks 36th
Education support low
ByJimDrinkard
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Missouri is
falling behind other states in its support
for higher education, according to a
report released Wednesday.
The report, prepared by the State
Coordinating Board for Higher
Education, ranks Missouri 36th
nationally in appropriations per student
in state-support- ed college and
universities, down from 30th two years
ago.
"There are signs of erosion of state
support for higher education in
Missouri relative to other states. . . in
the context of a pattern of support well
below the national median," the report
states.
The figures were released as the
board met in St. Louis to consider its
recommendations for budget requests
for the state's 13 institutions of higher
learning, which indude the University.
The board will make final recom-mendations
Monday to Gov. Joseph P.
Teasdale for 1973-7-9 appropriations.
Michael Elliott, a budget officer in
the State Department of Higher
Education, said the figures call for
increased state support .
"There's no way we can overspend on
higher education," Elliott said.
Missouri's rank in total ap-propriations
for higher education has
dropped from 17th to 20th since 1974,
while the state's rank in total
enrollment has risen from 16th to 15th.
The state ranked 42nd in ap-propriations
per capita and ap-propriations
per $1,000 of personal
income.
Missouri spent a total of $236.7 million
on higher education for the 1976-7- 7
budget year.
The University's budget request for
next year includes an 11.9 per cent
increase over this year's budgeted
amount. That percentage increase is
the smallest requested by the 13 state
institutions which have submitted
budgets to the coordinating board for
review.